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Android viewpager overlap ImageView from next and previous with the current page

What I am trying to do is, using the viewpager, create a photo album that when the user slides to next/previous, the opacity(Alpha) of the current image decreases and the opacity of the next/previous increases based on the sliding progress. The point is to give the impression that all the images are stacked and that they just fade from beneath the current picture. However, the title of the image, shows from left or right as a normal viewpager would do. Any ideas ?
My page fragment layout.
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/slider_image"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:scaleType="centerCrop"
/> <!-- #FFF #000 -->
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/slider_title"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
android:layout_marginTop="-80dp"
android:text="All-in-one"
android:textColor="#FFF"
android:textSize="32sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/slider_text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:paddingLeft="30dp"
android:paddingRight="30dp"
android:text="image desc"
android:textColor="#FFF"
android:textSize="14sp" />
</LinearLayout>

You need to implement a PageTransformer similar to the examples here: http://developer.android.com/training/animation/screen-slide.html#depth-page
The extra step you need to do, is when you get the View in the pageTransform() method you need to get the Views you want to animate - ImageView in your case (using view.findViewById(R.id.slider_image)) and change the alpha value.

How to dynamically add a TextView/ImageView to a ListView item in Android

I am creating a chatting app in Android.
I was able to create the normal text chat list view with the following as the list item layout:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/chat_msg_view"
android:layout_width="250dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/msg_send_time"
android:layout_width="250dp"
android:layout_height="20dp"
android:layout_below="#+id/chat_msg_view"
android:layout_margin="2dp"
android:paddingTop="2dp"
android:textColor="#android:color/holo_blue_dark" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/msg_status"
android:layout_width="250dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/msg_send_time"
android:layout_margin="2dp"
android:paddingTop="2dp"
android:textColor="#android:color/holo_blue_dark" />
</RelativeLayout>
But now i am trying to send images as well via chat. So now i need to replace the first TextView in the above layout to ImageView if content being sent is IMAGE.
What is a good approach to do this.

There are lots of approaches you can use. If you are using a list view adapter you can use itemType to change the entire list item layout (good if you are changing the entire layout, but can be a bit complicated) or you can place an image view at the same location in your layout as the text view and show or hide which ever one you are using. I.E. If showing image, show the image view and hide the text view, if you are showing the text view, show the text and hide the image. Then you don't need to insert/remove views at run time, which is a little more complicated.
Your layout might look a bit like this...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/chat_msg_view"
android:layout_width="250dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"/>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/chat_image_view"
android:layout_width="250dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:visibility="gone"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/msg_send_time"
android:layout_width="250dp"
android:layout_height="20dp"
android:layout_below="#+id/chat_msg_view"
android:layout_margin="2dp"
android:paddingTop="2dp"
android:textColor="#android:color/holo_blue_dark" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/msg_status"
android:layout_width="250dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/msg_send_time"
android:layout_margin="2dp"
android:paddingTop="2dp"
android:textColor="#android:color/holo_blue_dark" />
</RelativeLayout>
Notice how chat_image_view is also aligned to parent left.. it will be on top of the text view, but it has visibility "gone" so you wont see it.
Hope this helps, good luck.

Margin on ListView items in android

I'm trying (in vain) to add margins to my ListView items. I have tried adding margin values to my RelativeLayout below but no matter what I do all I seem to get is a 1px line between each item.
What I really would like is to have rounded corners on each item, a 1px black border and a 3-5px margin left, top, and right but right now I'll settle for just a margin around each item :-)
How do I achieve my goals? Just the margin for now... ;-)
Here's what I have:
UPDATE: I have updated the xml below removing main layout and fragment layout. I have also updated the ListView item layout to what I have now which is closer to what I want but still not perfect. Screenshot added as well
listview item layout xml
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/matchMargin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/matchMargin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/matchMargin" >
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#cfcfcfcf" >
<include
android:id="#+id/matchKampstart"
layout="#layout/kampstart_layout" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#id/matchKampstart"
android:layout_marginTop="#dimen/belowKampstartMargin" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/tournamentImageView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:contentDescription="#string/tournamentImageViewContentDescription"
android:gravity="left"
android:src="#drawable/sofabold_launcher" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/homeTeamImageView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:contentDescription="#string/homeTeamImageViewContentDescription"
android:src="#drawable/sofabold_launcher" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/homeTeam"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
android:text="#string/home"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/dash"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="#string/dash"
android:textSize="12sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/awayTeamImageView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:contentDescription="#string/awayTeamImageViewContentDescription"
android:src="#drawable/sofabold_launcher" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/awayTeam"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="#string/away"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_below="#id/matchKampstart"
android:layout_marginTop="#dimen/belowKampstartMargin" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/tvChannelImageView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:adjustViewBounds="false"
android:contentDescription="#string/tvChannelImageViewContentDescription"
android:gravity="right"
android:src="#drawable/sofabold_launcher" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
This gives me the following where you'll notice a very small line to the right and left for each item. That I would also like to get rid of.

I'm not great with layouts, but I have noticed in the past that ListView rows often ignore LayoutParams. I have no idea where this happens or if it's possible to override, I do know you can easily work around it by adding another layout:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight"
android:background="#990000ff" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:background="#9900ff00"
android:paddingLeft="10dp" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#99ff0000" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Typically layouts that only have one child can be removed, but as you can see this one serves a purpose:
The outer-most layout is blue, the TextView is red, and the green is the extra layout that allows you to add some extra spacing. Notice the difference between padding (the green on the left) and margin (no green on the right). You have clearly stated that you want to use margins (android:layout_margin) but your code clearly uses padding (android:padding) so I included both.

A little late seeing this, but just add the following lines to your ListView xml element
android:divider="#00000000"
android:dividerHeight="10dp"

See the answer here for why. In short the child asks the parent, and the list view row uses AbsListView.LayoutParams, which doesn't include margins.
Why LinearLayout's margin is being ignored if used as ListView row view

In your adapter, catch your relative layout in getView(), then give a layout params ,
RelativeLayout.LayoutParams params = (RelativeLayout.LayoutParams)view.getLayoutParams();
params.setMargins(80, 0, 0, 0); //substitute parameters for left, top, right, bottom
YourRelativeLayoutInAdapter.setLayoutParams(params);

I suppose you have a ListView defined in an XML file somewhere, if so, you could add some padding to it, so that there will be some space between the edge of the screen and the ListView.
Example:
<ListView
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:padding="15dp"/>

Create a Chat Bubble In Android

I am trying to create a chat bubble with some text.For this I am create Three Layoutouts,Inside of main Linear Layout I am using FramLayout,I am setting a 9-patch background To this Framlayout.Inside of Framlayout I am adding one more RelativeLayout where I am placing my three textViews and one imageView.but type long text it goes outside of FramLayout border.I don't know what I am doing wrong or what I am missing.When I am using small text it remain fit but with big text it goes out from even Background Border of FramLayout.In attachment I am showing my bubble and yahoo IM bubble.I am trying to create same like yahoo but with some different style.Please give me your suggestion.I try a lot with different ways but not get success.Thanks in advance . .
Here I am placing my Layoutfile
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:id="#+id/linearListLayout1">
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/frameLayout1"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="#drawable/bubbleblue" >
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/relativeLayout1"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:minHeight="100dp">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/chattitle"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TextView"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"/>
<TextView android:id="#+id/chatdate"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TextView"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"/>
<TextView android:id="#+id/chatText"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/chatstatus"
android:layout_below="#+id/chattitle"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/chatstatus"
android:text="TextView" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/chatstatus"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/add_picture"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/chatdate"
android:minHeight="2dip"
android:maxWidth="2sp"
android:maxHeight="2sp"
android:layout_marginRight="2dp"/>
</RelativeLayout>
</FrameLayout>

When creating your .9patch image, you also must specify a content area, which you define with the left, and bottom pixels. Check out this.

Use
and
for background of your root layout item.
right click on images and select Save target as.

Picture is too big to see all views

I have a PizzaOverview.
XML:
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
>
<TextView android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:text="" android:id="#+id/pizza_tv" android:gravity="center_horizontal" android:textSize="15pt"></TextView>
<ImageView android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:id="#+id/pizza_iv" android:src="#drawable/icon" android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"></ImageView>
<RatingBar android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:id="#+id/pizza_rb" android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"></RatingBar>
<TextView android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="" android:id="#+id/pizza_date" android:gravity="center|center_horizontal" android:layout_width="fill_parent"></TextView>
<RelativeLayout android:id="#+id/relativeLayout2" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<Button android:text="close" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:id="#+id/pizza_bt" android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" android:layout_width="fill_parent"></Button>
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
If the picture is too big the date is invisible.

add scroll view to your layout or fix the size of imageview
add the scroll view to your layout
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
>
<ScrollView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
>
<TextView android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:text="" android:id="#+id/pizza_tv" android:gravity="center_horizontal" android:textSize="15pt"></TextView>
<ImageView android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:id="#+id/pizza_iv" android:src="#drawable/icon" android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"></ImageView>
<RatingBar android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:id="#+id/pizza_rb" android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"></RatingBar>
<TextView android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="" android:id="#+id/pizza_date" android:gravity="center|center_horizontal" android:layout_width="fill_parent"></TextView>
<RelativeLayout android:id="#+id/relativeLayout2" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<Button android:text="close" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:id="#+id/pizza_bt" android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" android:layout_width="fill_parent"></Button>
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
</LinearLayout>

Ensure that the images you supply to the activity are the correct resolution and size.
Also make sure that you have separate layouts for separate screen size categories.
Read this section of the android documentation for more details on layouts and managing different screen sizes. It tells you the basics you'll need.

You could place your image with the rating bar and the text below it in a RelativeLayout. Give a marginBottom to your RelativeLayout equal to the height of your Button. Then place your text, give it an id and add android:layout_alignParentBottom="true". Set the height of the image to fill_parent and add attribute android:layout:below="id_of_text".

You can as the other answer states make the screen scrollable. But if your content is dynamic (and depending on device it is arguable to say you content will ALWAYS by dynamic) you should make sure the that ImageView has it's bounds set correctly.
In the source code you have:
<ImageView android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:id="#+id/pizza_iv" android:src="#drawable/icon" android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"></ImageView>
You should instead have:
<ImageView android:layout_height="0dp"
android:weight="1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:id="#+id/pizza_iv"
android:src="#drawable/icon"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:scaleType="centerInside"/>
The extra attribute of weight will make your view fill any available space along the orientation set in the bounding LinearLayout. This is dependant on the weight of other views along that orientation (as the other views have no weight value in this case it will fill all space up until the edge of your fixed views).
The extra attribute of scaleType="centerInside" will make your image sit in the center of the bound's you have suggested (which are the width of the screen and all available space vertically) without ever growing large enough to overlap the bounding container.
When using ImageView you should keep in mind that the ImageView is a bounding container for an Image. It can be as large or as small as possible but is only a mechanism for telling the UI where to place an image. The scaleType attribute is what you use to say how you want the image placing within this bounding countainer. Using "wrap_content" on an ImageView isn't effective and can lead to trouble later in the design (especially when considering different devices).